Communication 431/12 – Thomas Kwoyelo v. Uganda Respondent State of the seizure decision and transmitted a copy of the complaint to the State. 13. On 24 April 2013, the Secretariat received the Complainant’s evidence and arguments on Admissibility. By letter dated 25 April 2013, the Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the same and forwarded to the Respondent State by Note Verbale of the same date giving it two months in accordance with Rule 105(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission to submit its observations on Admissibility. 14. On 25 June 2013, the Respondent State forwarded to the Secretariat its observations on Admissibility. By Note Verbale and letter dated 27 June 2013, the Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the Respondent State’s submissions and forwarded same to the Complainant requesting it to submit any observations within one month of the receipt of the Respondent State’s submissions. No observations were received from the Complainant. 15. During its 54th Ordinary Session held from 22 October to 5 November 2014 held in Banjul, The Gambia, the Commission declared the Communication Admissible. 16. By correspondence of 22 May 2014, both parties were informed of the Commission’s decision and the Complainant was requested to submit its observations on the Merits of the Communication in accordance with Rule 108 of the Commission’s Rules. 17. The Complainant’s submissions on the Merits dated 24 July 2014 were received at the Secretariat, which acknowledged receipt by a letter dated 4 August 2014. The Complainant’s submissions were transmitted to the Respondent State by Note Verbale dated 4 August 2014 with a request for its observations in accordance with Rule 108 (1) of the Commission’s Rules. 4 62nd Ordinary Session, 25 April – 9 July 2018